ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to describe the oral health knowledge, attitudes and behavior of nursing students at Mutah University [Princess Mona College For Nursing And Allied Health Professions], considering them a representative sample of the Jordanian adult population at large. 520 students were invited to participate in this study, divided in to four academic years .The study was conducted during the second semester of the academic year [2011-2012] using an Arabic modified version of the [Ling Zhu et al 2005] questionnaire to assess the oral health knowledge, attitudes and behavior of the subjects. 503 students completed and returned the questionnaire. It was found that more than half of the students brushed their teeth at least twice a day [61%] mainly after meals [37.6] and half of them spent more than a minute brushing fluoridated toothpaste and vertical brushing technique are the most preferred where as hard bristles tooth brushes are the least preferred ones. 12.4% of the students kept their tooth brushes for more than 6 months .having bright teeth and no time for brushing found to be the leading causes for the students to brush or not to brush respectively. Only 12.9% of the students never visited a dentist till the day of questionnaire submission and 21.3% had their last visit 3 or more years ago. Answers were irregular when asked about gum bleeding with brushing. Majority of the students reported having the habit of drinking coffee or tea and sweets once daily. Oral health knowledge, attitudes and behavior among Jordanian population have been improved. Still more educational and preventive programs directed toward children as well as adults are to be planned in order to reach better levels